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- Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:55 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: piston advice
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1331
piston advice
have a 63 tv175 needing a new piston but genuine tv pistons seem thin on the ground, i ordered a vertex off camlam but when it came it was a 3 ring piston{minus gugeon pin n rings!}, would i be better off with an indian made 2 ring or stick with this 3 ring, bikes more or less standard and i dont in...
- Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:18 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: old school tuning
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3476
Re: old school tuning
thanks Chris, thats the kind of stuff im wanting to hear, dont want to spoil what is a lovely scooter to ride, just give it a tad more
- Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:29 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: old school tuning
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3476
Re: old school tuning
thanks for the answers, but im not looking for a noisy rev monster, got one of those allready, the tv`s getting a rebore and whilst its apart i`m wanting to give it just a bit more umph without making it too loud or thirsty, and the price of genuine del orto`s is prohibitive, and jetex`s are shite.I...
- Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:12 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: old school tuning
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3476
old school tuning
want to pep up the performance of my standard tv175, am planning drilling through mushroom baffle in pipe, removing baffle from airbox and open out air scoop and getting the carb reamed out to 21.5mm as per performance tuning & conversions manual, anyone been down this road?
regards
dave
regards
dave
- Sat Nov 10, 2012 6:44 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: female bullet connecters
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1592
female bullet connecters
anyone knowwhere i can get quality female bullet connectors?
regards
dave
regards
dave
- Fri Sep 14, 2012 9:11 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: frame steering stops
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3238
frame steering stops
hi guys
anyone got any experiences of re welding steering stops on the inside of the frame tube theyd like to share?
regards
dave
anyone got any experiences of re welding steering stops on the inside of the frame tube theyd like to share?
regards
dave
- Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:58 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: want it all!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1510
want it all!
here`s the situation, ive got a gp with a jb tuned muggy 186, 28mm del orto breathing through a foam filter and out through a jl3 curly. It was dynoed at 17.4bhp at 6569rpm and 14.2 ft/lb @ 6280rpm, but i melted a piston almost imediately, so i retarded the ignition, up jetted and didnt ride it much...
- Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:37 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: led series 1 rear light
- Replies: 7
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led series 1 rear light
i converted my series 1 to have a brake light using an original 3 bulb rubber mounted set up but noticed its melting the bottom of my lense where the clear section meets the red. Does anyone male led conversions for this type of rear light?
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 4:53 pm
- Forum: Show us yer Scoots!!
- Topic: "Bazmans tour of the highlands" Aug bank holiday 2012
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6061
Re: "Bazmans tour of the highlands" Aug bank holiday 2012
Hey Bazman
yeah top weekend, hope you all got back fine, lets try and make this a regular
regards
Dave (yellow and white TV175)
yeah top weekend, hope you all got back fine, lets try and make this a regular
regards
Dave (yellow and white TV175)
- Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:05 pm
- Forum: Lambretta Tech
- Topic: Ton up Scooter
- Replies: 87
- Views: 22417
Re: Ton up Scooter
a standard gp200 puts out say 11bhp that will take it to 65mph, tune the same bike to 22bhp, double the horsepower and it may best 85mph, so a 35bhp engine should be enough to get near 100mph? no because the faster you go the harder it is to cut through the air. i would have thought it wouldnt be to...